Telenor worked with Hitachi on remote management of connected machinery in mining and construction verticals
Japanese company Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), which manufactures products for the mining and construction industry was looking for a partner for the development and deployment of a remote management solution...
In June 2016, 3GPP finalized its Release 13 LTE Advanced-Pro specification, which included the fundamental technological features of narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) connectivity. Since then, the connectivity scheme has gained widespread attention and adoption from the global operator communities in support of use cases...
If anything, the idea of a smart city in the conventional sense – where everyday infrastructure is connected up and joined together to bring new intelligence and innovation to city operations – has been made real by low-power wide area (LPWA) technologies.
It is these...
The Swiss firm and local operator CRA had carried out a PoC of a LoRaWAN network in 2015
Swiss company Loriot, a provider of LPWAN and IoT infrastructure software, has been selected by Czech operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA) for the deployment of a LoRaWAN network...
The telco said the new offering will allow customers to manage IoT devices
U.S Cellular has launched a new self-service portal which will allow customers to manage connectivity of their IoT devices.
The new offering, dubbed "ConnectHQ," was launched with the cooperation of Finnish vendor Nokia.
"Whether...
The Internet of Life and the ShadowView Foundation leveraging LoRaWAN to protect endangered species
The Internet of Life and the ShadowView Foundation announced they have implanted LoRaWAN -equipped sensors directly into the horns of critically endangered black rhinos.
The two entities said the sensors give park...
The Nordic operator is working with Wireless Trondheim to open the IoT lab in early 2018
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor and Wireless Trondheim have announced a joint initiative to open a new IoT lab in the city of Trondheim, in Norway. The two partners said...
The IoT specialist has new offerings designed to allow manufacturers to easily adopt IoT
French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has launched a suite of new services for the provision of internet of things (IoT) connectivity with an emphasis on low-cost components to support manufacturing and...
3 Hong Kong will focus on the development of specific NB-IoT solutions for a number of industry verticals
With narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) the connectivity of choice in China per government officials, mobile operator 3 Hong Kong and vendor Huawei have announced the completion...
The German company said that the smart city hub will be powered by Siemens’ cloud-based IoT OS MindSphere
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has signed an agreement with Siemens for the establishment of a smart city digital hub in Hong Kong Science...
Through this program, selected partners will be able to operate a free-to-use LPWAN network to test and demonstrate IoT products and services
Digital Catapult has announced the expansion of its Things Connected low powered wide area network program in the UK.
Digital Catapult, a nonprofit body...
Americas will represent a third of total revenue, GSMA says
Mobile network operators globally will benefit from an estimated $1.8 trillion internet of things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of commercial Low Power Wide Area Networks in licensed spectrum, the...
Orange connectivity will strengthen Sherlock’s IoT anti-theft solution for bicycles
Sherlock, an internet of things (IoT), bicycle security startup based in Turin, Italy, has signed an agreement with French firm Orange Business Services to support its global business with IoT connectivity and a management portal...
LoRa is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification intended for wireless battery operated objects in a regional, national or global network. LoRaWAN targets key requirements of internet of things such as secure bi-directional communication, mobility and localization services.
Europe has seen a lot...
Abbott Labs recall impacts six different pacemaker models
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of nearly half a million pacemakers out of concern that IoT security loopholes could allow hackers to breach the internet of things (IoT) health care devices. The...
 The Orange Business Services IoT connectivity service is part of Datavenue, a modular IoT and analytics solution
Orange Business Services and Finnish firm Yepzon Group, a developer of wearable technology and smart-clothing applications, have signed a new three-year agreement for worldwide IoT connectivity and SIM...
Under the agreement, customers of the two telcos will be able to access IoT services in the Netherlands and China
Dutch telco KPN and China Unicom have reached a partnership agreement to share their internet of things (IoT) networks. Through this agreement KPN’s local and...
Professors and students at the University of Buffalo will have access to an innovative technology platform
The city of Buffalo has deployed an internet of things (IoT) network through a partnership between French IoT company Sigfox and the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and...
Both companies will focus on developing solutions for smart home, connected car and AI
Ayla Networks, a global IoT platform for manufacturers has inked a cooperation agreement with China Unicom.
Under the agreement, both companies agreed to develop solutions for smart home and other IoT markets....
The telco said this technology is being used to connect gas and water meters, smart bins and parking meters
The Spanish unit of U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has expanded the coverage of its NB-IoT network in Spain. Vodafone Spain said it currently operates 1,000 base...
The evolution of enterprise IoT services may be in its early days, but it is already clear that business models must be built around technology that can react in real time to quality of experience factors. IoT initiatives will not be successful based...
The firm aims to deploy an IoT network in Australia and New Zealand covering 95% of population by the end of 2017
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which manages the Australian government’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested $7.9 million in Thinxtra, an Australian...
The new offering enables fuel and temperature management, maintenance, logistics and regulatory compliance for refrigerated assets
U.S. provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) solutions, Orbcomm launched a cold chain monitoring solution, which is available as a 3G or LTE cellular or dual-mode...
Wifx using Semtech devices and wireless RF technology for its new LoRaWAN-based gateways
Semiconductors supplier Semtech Corporation announced that Wifx, a supplier of gateways and integrated solutions, is using the Semtech LoRa devices and wireless RF technology for its LORIX One gateways targeting LoRaWAN deployments...
